MACKIE HDR24/96 - Manual (Page 94)

HDR 24/96
If you select AIFF format for rendering, the rendered file will be saved in the Project’s Rendered
folder, but since it is not in the HDR24/96’s native WAV file format, it will not appear in the
Region list. Should you wish to use a rendered AIFF file in a project, you may Import it (see
page 92).
Rendering creates new files. That means it requires disk space, often a lot of disk space. Make
sure you have enough space for those rendered files before you start. If you get into a bind, you
can render one track, delete all of its regions from the Playlist (delete them from the Track area),
drag the rendered track in to replace them, then Purge, then render another track. But everyone
knows bingeing and purging is no fun.
To see if you have enough disk space to render all your tracks, check the gas gage. Arm the
number of tracks for recording that you intend to render and check the Recording Time Available.
If it’s greater than the length of your song, you have enough space for the rendered tracks.
Importing Audio Files
In the HDR24/96, Regions are accessible only from the Region List belonging to the Project in
which they were originally recorded; you cannot view or directly access another Project’s Region
List. To bring recordings from another Project into the current Project, you must first Import the
audio files into the open Project. When you import an audio file, the HDR24/96 places a copy of
the original file in the Project’s Imported folder to keep the original recorded audio intact and safe
from deletion if you delete or purge another Project. Imported audio files appear in the Regions
List with their original file names. If multiple copies of the same source file are imported, the
names of the duplicates are appended with numbers (1,2, etc.).
You can import both mono and stereo interleaved WAV and AIFF files. When an AIFF file is
imported it is automatically converted to a WAV file. Stereo interleaved AIFF and WAV files
are converted to two mono files.
To Import audio files into the open Project (GUI operation only):
Select Import Audio Files from the File menu, or use keyboard shortcut
[A
LT
+I] .
In the upper right use the Drive Select list to pick the drive containing the Project from
which you want to import files.
Use the Location list box to navigate down to the Project folder on that disk. You can go
back up a level with the Up Arrow button next to the list box.
If you’re importing files from a Mackie Media PROJECT drive and have changed cartridges
since booting the HDR24/96, you will need to click on the REFRESH button in order to view
the directory of that disk.
Double-click on the Project name to open its folder (or single-click and use the OPEN
button). You will probably be importing from the "AudioFiles 1" folder, so double-click on
that to display the list of audio files.
The File Types list box is a list display filter, allowing All file names, only WAV files, or
only AIFF files to appear on the list. If you’re working with HDR24/96 files, they’re all
WAV, so you’ll see nothing if you select AIFF.
Once you've navigated the HDR24/96 directory tree, and located the folder containing the
files you wish to import, then select the source file(s) from the file list.
Click Open. You can import WAV and AIFF files at the same time.
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